12/15/2024
JJES Pirate Family,
This is the final week of Quarter 2. Winter Break is scheduled for 12/21 – 1/5. This week our students will be taking the ILEARN Checkpoint 2 on Monday and Tuesday. We encourage you to review your child’s academic progress on Powerschool frequently throughout the school year. The Quarter 2 Report Card will be available for you to view on Powerschool at the end of the week.
ILEARN Checkpoint Guidance for Families – All Grades (3).pdf
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) is piloting three checkpoints for Grades 3-8 in the 2024-2025 school year. These checkpoints are a new component of the new LEARN through-year assessment for English/Language Arts (ELA) and Math, which will be given to all students in Indiana beginning in the school year 2025-2026. Your child’s school will take part in the pilot program this year. The checkpoints will take place in Fall, Winter, and Spring. Each checkpoint has 20-25 questions and will show how your child is doing in key skills and concepts from the Indiana Academic Standards. This helps guide teaching and supports your child’s learning.
Quarter 2 PRIDE Day- Thursday, December 19th
We will celebrate our hard work in the 5 characteristics of PRIDE: persistence, respectfulness, initiative, dependability, and efficiency with a Silent Disco. We encourage your child to wear their PRIDE shirt or PRIDE family colors on Thursday.
JJES Clothes Closet
Please keep us in mind when donating your gently used children’s clothing. We are always in need of a variety of boys and girls clothing. Our biggest need right now is pants!
Does Your Child Need a Winter Jacket?
Reminder about extra coats. There isn’t a huge variety of sizes for kids that may need a larger coat but they can always come and ask and see if I have one that will fit.
PTO Popcornopolis Fundraiser Update
We recognize many of you had anticipated having the popcorn by now to distribute to family and friends throughout the holiday season. We’d like to formally apologize to our JJES families for the delay in finalizing the popcorn delivery.
The JJES PTO has been able to confirm with Popcornopolis that the shipment will arrive prior to Winter Break. The orders will be sorted and distributed as soon as it arrives. We will update the JJES community with more information early this week.
Popcornopolis Train Ride Reward Update
PTO has confirmed with the City of Charlestown that the Train Ride and Greenway Park visit is scheduled for Friday, April 11, 2025.
Aimee Doherty
Principal
Jonathan Jennings Elementary
JJES 2024-2025 Student Handbook
Student Rights and Responsibilities
Upcoming Dates
December
4-17 Boys Basketball Intramurals
11 5th Grade Field Trip to JHS- Winter Fantasy Concert
20 Q2 Ends and Grades Due by 4pm
21- 1/5 Winter Break
January
6 Q3 Begins
8-9 Boys Basketball Tryouts
16 Family Night at JJES 5:00-6:30
20 No School
27 JJ Blue Home vs. Franklin Square
28 JJ White Away vs. Riverside
30 JJ Blue Away vs. JJ White
31 JJ Beats Audition
February
3 JJ Blue Home vs. Parkwood
4 JJ White Away vs. Franklin Square
5 JJ White Home vs. New Washington
6 JJ Blue Home vs. Thomas Jefferson
10-4/11 ILEARN Checkpoint 3 Window Open
10 JJ Blue Away vs. New Washington 5:00
11 JJ White Home vs. Wilson
13 Round 1 of Tourney
15 Round 2 of Tourney at CHS
17 No School
18 Semi-finals at JHS
20 Championship at JHS
24-3/14 Wrestling Intramurals
25 and 26 CMS Counselor Visits 5th Graders
March
3-14 IREAD Window
15 Q3 Ends and Grades due by 4pm
16-23 Spring Break
April
2 and 3 5th Graders Tour CMS
4 Kona Ice
14-5/9 ILEARN Window
22, 23, or 24 Regional Track Meet at CHS
28-5/18 Volleyball
29 District Track Meet at CHS
May
2 No School
6 No School
9 Kona Ice
12-6/27 Summer IREAD Window
12 and 16 Biztown Field Trip
21 Last Student Day
